Manager, R&D, Divisional

Job Title
Manager, R&D, Divisional

Job Description

We are seeking a highly motivated and analytical actuarial professional to join our Research & Development team, with a focus on experience analysis. This role will lead experience analysis efforts for the  North American region , while contributing to the broader transformation toward a globally consistent and centralized approach.

Responsibilities

- Lead experience analysis for the North American region , delivering high-quality insights and supporting the transition to globally consistent practices.
- Ensure timely implementation of new treaties in our systems, working with Client Services, Technical Services and the Global Valuation team, while progressing the backlog of previously unimplemented treaties.
- Lead and develop a team by setting priorities, providing technical guidance and supporting each team members’ professional growth.
- Support the development of the global experience analysis tool and global standards by contributing to model design, testing, methodologies and processes, ensuring alignment with actuarial standards and business needs.
- Promote model risk awareness and sound data governance by identifying and mitigating risks in experience analysis processes and supporting data quality initiatives.
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Qualifications & Experience

- Qualified Actuary with a minimum of 5 years’ experience in life (re)insurance
- Strong understanding of actuarial principles and processes
- Awareness of systems including Excel, SQL, R, Tableau
- Strong analytical skills, combined with sound judgement and commercial awareness
- Knowledge and appreciation of modern techniques used to develop experience studies, generate insight and basis development
- Ability to visualise complex data to identify trends
- Strong communication and presentation skills
- Commitment to staying current with relevant industry studies

Salary: $143, 100.00 - $166, 950.00 CAD

Compensation Range

The compensation range noted represents the company’s good faith minimum and maximum range for this role at the time of posting. The actual compensation offered to a candidate will be dependent upon several factors, including but not limited to experience, qualifications and geographic location.

Working For Pacific Life Re

Every person in our global team is valued for the unique qualities they bring to our business and we seek to build their expertise and support their individual ambitions at every step. We work hard and thrive on achievement, but we also know how to have fun and relax too. We regularly host a range of team building days to strengthen our team's connection with each other and reflect on their successes.

Providing employees with a healthy work-life balance is very important to our culture. We have a wide range of employee benefits and we host regular social activities and well being initiatives. We are also committed to supporting our employee's involvement in their communities, by actively fundraising, hosting charity events and overseeing volunteering opportunities.

Benefits

Leave

- 23 days of annual leave (Regular employees) with option to buy or sell more days
- Fertility leave
- Generous parental leave

Healthcare

- Group Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment coverage for all permanent employees
- Dental & Optical benefits

Savings & Retirement

- RRSP: company-matched contributions

Wellness

- Employee and Family Assistance Program
- Subsidized gym membership
- Time off for volunteering
- Charitable matching of employee donations

As part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, we will provide reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process to ensure equal access to applicants with disabilities. Please contact us about your needs so that we can discuss these with you to make sure that suitable adjustments are made, where possible.

Pacific Life Re Values

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Use of AI

As part of our commitment to a fair and efficient hiring experience, we want to inform you that we may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in reviewing resumes, and during the assessment process, including through platforms like HireVue. These tools help us identify relevant qualifications and streamline evaluations, but final decisions are always made by our hiring team.